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Hot nights, sizzling days

Cyprus’ Met Office issued an orange warning for extreme temperatures on Thursday evening and Friday as the island braces itself for the hottest night and day of the year. The heat warning

13th July 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Safe Internet helpline sees sextortion cases spike

An annual increase of 47.97% was recorded in mainly cybercrime incidents addressed to the Internet Safety Helpline 1480, said the Education Ministry. In Q2 2023, there was a notable increasing trend in

13th July 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

World’s 5 best-paid athletes grossed $616m

The world’s five highest-paid athletes, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, took home pre-tax gross earnings of $616 mln, $60 mln more than last year, according to data presented by SportsLens.com. For years, the

13th July 2023

Life & Society/World

First summer alert for extreme heat

Cyprus’ Met Office has issued a yellow warning for extreme heat on Thursday as the island heads for its first prolonged summer heatwave. The warning comes into effect from 11 am with

13th July 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus to host EURO U17 finals

Cyprus will host the final phase of the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May next year, with preparations in full swing. The finals of the Under-17 EUROs are described by European

12th July 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Hoteliers claim 10% of tourists go north

Hoteliers fear they are losing out to competition from hotels in the Turkish-occupied north, as they calculate that one in ten tourists arriving on the island crosses over. In comments to the

12th July 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus braces for ‘Cleon’ heatwave

Cyprus is bracing for its first prolonged heatwave of the summer, as a high-pressure weather system, dubbed ‘Cleon’ will be moving in on the island from Greece by the end of the

11th July 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Europe’s largest casino resort opens

Europe’s first super casino resort, expected to attract an extra 300,000 tourists annually to the Mediterranean island, officially opened its doors on Tuesday. Melco hospitality and leisure group built Limassol’s City of

11th July 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Academic steps in as deputy minister of culture

An archaeologist and university professor has stepped in as Deputy Minister of Culture on Tuesday, after musician Michalis Hadjiyiannis tendered in his resignation to President Nikos Christodoulides just four months into the

11th July 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Nicosia squeezes into IMD Smart City Index

Nicosia has been included for the first time in the smart cities index report but scored low marks ranking 117 from 141 competitors, according to the IMD Smart City Index 2023 https://imd.cld.bz/IMD-Smart-City-Index-Report-20231/28/.

11th July 2023

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